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Horse profile

Famous Boy (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer C Lerner · Last owner Mme Claudia Berke
by Whipper (USA) out of Song Of Hope (GER) (Monsun)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2017 — 3,348 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 7th of 9
KTB Profile

Famous Boy (FR) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Chantilly (FR) (Jun 2016).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,596 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22313.6%+3.8—
Good to Firm3144213.4%+3.6—
Good985878.8%−10 from 2
Good to Soft6176210%+0.2—
Soft1,01611211%+1.20 from 1
Heavy5137013.6%+3.8—
Standard (AW)1,128756.6%−3.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2252812.4%+2.6—
6f – 7f1,3391329.9%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,3131299.8%00 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f963919.4%−0.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m425388.9%−0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f232198.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m901415.6%+5.8—
Over 3m900%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Song Of Hope (GER) (Monsun)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Song Of Tiger (GER)70——
Spirit Of Eivissa (FR)30——
Special Crooner (FR)10——
Simsong (FR)100——
Rue De Volga (FR)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Piccone 2 0 0% −2.00
Thierry Thulliez 2 0 0% −2.00
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00
Cesar Passerat 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2017 · 4 runs
27 Aug 17+17d Deauville (FR) Prix Hotel Barriere Le Royal Deauville (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 13.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-2 Tony Piccone 229/10
10 Aug 17+45d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Foret de Bord (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Fast · 16 ran 9/16 ½ 9-2 Tony Piccone 29/1
26 Jun 17+43d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Bonnelles (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 3 9-3 Cristian Demuro 32/5
14 May 17+239d Deauville (FR) Prix d'Auvillars (Handicap) (5yo ) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 8/15 hd 8-13 Cesar Passerat 115/10
2016 · 2 runs
17 Sep 16+87d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de l'Ile Louviers (Handicap) (4yo) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 shd 9-0 Thierry Thulliez 23/5
22 Jun 16 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Terrain des Spahis (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 9-4 Thierry Thulliez 67/10

Quick answers

How many races has Famous Boy won?
Famous Boy (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Famous Boy?
Famous Boy (FR) was trained by C Lerner on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 27 August 2017.
Who is Famous Boy's sire?
Famous Boy (FR) is by Whipper (USA) out of Song Of Hope (GER), whose sire is Monsun.
What is Famous Boy's sire's record?
Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,596 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.
Who are Famous Boy's siblings?
Out of Song Of Hope (GER), Famous Boy (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.